Purchasing sex via internet ads rarely turns out the way customers intend. Often, the experiences have serious legal consequences. In the 2018 case of Mr. Hopper, he was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor. His criminal case hinged on text messages found on the phone of an underage prostitute’s pimp. Hopper searched “Backpage.com” (which Read More…
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Child Pornography Distributed Using “Peer-to-Peer” File Sharing Networks
Criminals are taking advantage of technological advancements to obtain and distribute child pornography. There are networking programs known as “peer-to-peer” (P2P) that allow for distribution and sharing of digital media. In a recent case, a Mr. Maddox installed a “free” peer-to-peer file sharing program from the Internet, known as ARES. Law enforcement is quite Read More…
Sexting Teen Convicted of Distributing Child Pornography
It will come as a shock to no one that teens are engaged in sexual activity. In this digital age, they are more likely then ever to capture this activity on phones and computers. Sexting is very common and meant to be privately shared with a sexual partner or friends over text, e-mail or social Read More…